Edwin Shepard Chickering

Military
media-28692.jpeg UPL 28692 Maj Gen William E Kepner and members of his command.
Rear L to R: Col Hubert Zemke, Lt Col Donald J M Blakeslee, Col Frank B James, Lt Col Einar A Malmstrom, Col Joe Lennard Mason, Lt Col Thomas Jonathan Jackson Christian Jr.
Middle L to R: lt Col Edwin Shepard Chickering, Col James J Stone Jr, Lt Col Glenn E Duncan, Col William James Cummings Jr, Col Avelin Paul Tacon Jr, Col Barton M Russell.
Seated L to R: Col Edward W Anderson, Col Murray Clark Woodbury, Maj Gen William E Kepner, Col Jesse Auton, Col Francis H Griswold.

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A47576-55088AC.

Object Number - UPL 28692 - Maj Gen William E Kepner and members of his command. Rear L to R: Col Hubert Zemke, Lt Col Donald J M Blakeslee, Col Frank B James, Lt Col Einar A...

Assigned to HQ Sqn, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 367FG, 9AF USAAF.,



Awards: DFC, AM (7OLC), LOM, Croix de Guerre, Bronze Star, WWII Victory, EAME, OCC, National Defense, UN and Korean medals, Air Force Longevity Service (7OLC).



Post war: Remained in USAF till retirement 1967 at rank of Brig General.

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Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oil City, PA 16301, USA 23 September 1912 Son of James and Helen Chickering.

Based

Leiston 7 July 1943 - 17 February 1944 Assigned to HQ Sqn, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Leiston IP16, UK 23 July 1943 Promoted to Colonel.

Other

Crashed

15 miles Sth Lusk, WY 82225, USA 17 October 1943 Baled Out Mid Air Collision 15 Miles Sth Lusk, WY Cat 5 damage Capt Edwin S Chickering, 17-Oct-43. P-39N 42-9097 - 363FS 357FG 2AF

Other

Transferred

Stoney Cross, Lyndhurst SO43 7GN, UK 17 February 1944 Transferred to HQ Sqn, 367FG, 9AF USAAF.

Died

Little Rock, AR, USA 14 February 2003

Buried

24 March 2003

Other

Pilot training

555 E. Street East, JBSA Randolph, TX 78150, United States Basic flight training - Randolph AAF San Antonio, TX

Other

Pilot training

Kelly, San Antonio, TX 78227, USA Advanced flight training - Kelly AAF San Antonio, TX

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